Friday, September 18, 2009

RCrumb.com will ship Crumb's long awaited Genesis book on Wed, September 23rd. The hardcover, 224 page book is currently being shipped to us by WW Norton and is retailing for $24.95. We'll sell it to you for an even $24. Shipping will be $5, but it must be shipped Media mail (6-8 business days) as Priority would be over $10 if shipped to New York or California.The special, signed, limited edition book of 250 (with a signed print enclosed) will not be released until the middle of October and will retail for $500. We'll let you know when those are for sale.Order now for the regular edition and we'll ship them out next Wednesday. Thank you for your support.

Robert, in accordance with his agreement with W.W. Norton Company (the publisher of his latest book), will spend much of this autumn promoting Genesis. In late September he will hold a two day press event in Paris, and in the middle of October start his press tour of the US in New York City. From there he is headed to Richmond, Virginia. From there he attends an event in L.A. where all 200+ pages of the original art which comprises the book will be shown at the Hammer Museum. From L.A. he goes up to San Francisco where he will do some interviews but also take some time off to visit friends. In the middle of November he goes to the University of Texas in Austin to finish the tour. Upon his return to France, he looks forward to beginning the new book he and Aline plan to do together.

We thank everyone for their advice concerning dewarping 78 records. Many, many of you were kind enough to email us. Thank you.